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Russia Offers Su-35 Tech Transfer To Indonesia

March 6, 2015 @ 01:00 PM

Russia has offered to comply with transfer-of-technology scheme, if Indonesia considers to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters. “I talked to Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu a couple of months ago
German Bundeswehr to Get 18 Airbus Sea Lion Helicopters worth 1.4 Billion

March 5, 2015 @ 02:41 PM

The German Parliament, has reportedly approved the purchase of 18 Airbus Sea Lion Helicopters, a variant of the NH90 to the Bundeswehr by Airbus. The Bundestags budget committee on March 4 approved the procurement of 18 Sea Lion naval variants of the NH90 helicopter for about 1
Indian Army Air Defence to Get Akash Missiles, Modernize Older SAMs

March 5, 2015 @ 01:49 PM

The armys air defence (AAD) wing is undergoing a long awaited modernisation by acquiring six batterys of Aakash surface to air missiles (SAM) and modernizing older Russian origin SAMs. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely handed over the Akash missiles at a ceremony later this month
Fifty Defence Companies To Be Created In India

March 4, 2015 @ 02:00 PM

India has set to create about 50 private companies in the defence sector to drive the process of domestic manufacturing and bring down dependence on imports with the ‘Make in India vision, Hindu Business Line reported on Tuesday. “We want to treat private sector companies in defence at par with public sector companies
FICCI Demands Indian MoD To Restart FICV Program

March 4, 2015 @ 12:33 PM

FICCI has demanded the Indian Army and Ministry of Defense to restart the Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project. In the view of recent selection of two Indian consortia for Battlefield Management System (BMS) project, FICCI believes government should focus on ‘MAKE projects as Indias defence needs can be addressed by customized development of products based on geographic and strategic requirements, the association stated in the press release on Tuesday
Canada To Upgrade Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft With Airborne Satcom System

March 4, 2015 @ 10:30 AM

The Canadian Department of National Defence (CDND) is upgrading Lockheed CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft with ViaSat VR-12 airborne satellite communication systems, the Shephard News reported Monday. The upgradation of aircraft is in cooperation with L-3 Electronic System Services, an L-3 Aviation Products division
250 Swedish Armored Vehicles Shipped To Iraq 'Secretly'

March 3, 2015 @ 03:46 PM

Two hundred fifty Swedish armored vehicles, BMP-1 are “secretly” being shipped to Iraq by a Czech company illegaly, revealed Swedish Radio News today. In 2010, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, sold 350 light tanks to a state-run Czech company
India’s Battlefield Management System Prototype To Be Ready By 2017

February 28, 2015 @ 12:28 PM

Indias INR 50,000 crore (US$8.01 billion) Battlefield Management System (BMS) project prototype will be ready by 2017, KK Singh, CMD of Rolta India said during an interview with an Indian News Channel
India Expands List of Countries For Arms Exports

February 28, 2015 @ 10:53 AM

The Indian MoD has formulated a Defence Export Strategy and also a Standard Operating Procedure for issuing ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC) for export of ‘military stores. Since 2008, the directorate general of foreign trade has empowered the department of defence production to issue the NOC
India Allocates US$40 Billion For 'Make in India' Defence Budget

February 28, 2015 @ 09:51 AM

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced today that the government would allocate a budgetary estimate of INR 2.46 trillion (US$40

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